WEWE Jobs Internal Auditor / Compliance Officer / Financial Analyst

WEWE Jobs Internal Auditor / Compliance Officer / Financial Analyst  

WEWE’s fiscal vision is to be the most financially transparent and compliant local NGO in Nigeria in the next 5 years according to global accounting and administrative best practices. WEWE’s fiscal strategic objective is to be a local NGO that has intrinsic financial integrity and transparency; a local NGO that has very strong financial and administrative systems and internal controls within 5 years. .

WEWE is in the process of strengthening its finance and administration to be strictly compliant to International finance and administration regulations and rules, WEWE policies and procedures and USAID’s 22 CFR 226 regulations. As a result WEWE is soliciting for a mid-level highly skilled certified accountant, who is naturally gifted, outstanding, talented and has hands on experience with daily internal auditing and/or financial and administrative compliance monitoring.

Location: The position will be based in Owerri, Imo State with frequent travel to WEWE Head office in Abuja and WEWE LOPIN, Anambra office to conduct internal audits and travel for document verifications assignments.

INTERNAL AUDITOR/COMPLIANCE OFFICER/FINANCIAL ANALYST

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is soliciting for an individual to fill a job vacancy for a 5-year USAID funded project called ‘Local Partner for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN) Project for Anambra and Imo State’.

WEWE is looking for a certified accountant who: is an upcoming mid-level certified accountant who is naturally gifted, talented and highly skilled yet humble, God fearing and very hardworking ranks top in the field of accounting and internal auditing and who has significant prize winning achievements, one who has won merit awards, one who has been awarded the best employee of the year in their current or previous organization and has significantly contributed to their organization’s compliance status with documented evidence to prove this has an eagle eye for catching incomplete and non-compliance issues within an organization’s finance and administrative processes and procedures willing to live in Owerri, Imo State for 5 years willing to travel frequently to WEWE LOPIN office in Anambra and Abuja and make local runs for financial verification assignments within Imo state, Anambra State and Abuja, FCT

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

The candidate must have at least:

A B.Sc. or Higher National Diploma in Accounting

Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a reputable audit firm as an auditor or compliance officer or financial analyst

A high proficiency in the use of computer – MS Excel, MS Word and accounting software

Membership of ICAN or ACCA

Evidence of prizes won, merit awards, certificate of best employee awards or recognition of excellence or any other specific talents in the field of internal auditing with documented evidence and proof

A minimum of three strong professional referees who are also members of ICAN or ACCA or direct supervisors at their current or former place of work .who can attest and can guarantee the applicant’s financial integrity

A postgraduate degree in finance, accounting, business administration or any other related field is an added advantage

TO APPLY

WEWE’s job opportunity is on merit, WE WE is sincerely looking for the best candidate to join the WEWE family to assist WEWE become the most transparent and financially compliant local NGO in Nigeria.

N/B: WEWE will not cover any cost for you to attend an interview if you are shortlisted. “WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability. WEWE does not require that this information is included in your application and it will not be used as selection criteria”.

WEWE is a family based organization that values each employee as an important member of the family. Successful applicant will be welcome to join the WEWE family where you will not just be one of the members of staff, but you will be valued and appreciated as an important member of the family.

Interested Applicants who would like to join the WEWE family – should send their comprehensive CV and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job to wewelopin@weweng.org on or before October 31, 2014. Please indicate the title of the post being applied for in the subject line of the email.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit their curriculum vitae (CV) and suitability letter on time as WEWE’s recruitment process for this position will be on a rolling basis and applicants who submit their CV early will be shortlisted and reviewed first. Once WEWE has found a suitable candidate at any time within the recruitment process, the job opportunity will be filled. Please you are advised to provide your functional emails mobile phone number on your CV as well as that of your three professional referees preferably ICAN or ACCA members or direct supervisors at your current or former place of work.

DUE DATE: 31 October, 2014